By Lamin Njie
The United Democratic Party has rejected accusations the party was not being consistent on whether President Adama Barrow should step aside in December or continue until 2021.
The country’s biggest political party came under criticism Monday after reports emerged of its representatives at the ongoing coalition talks marching out of a recent meeting in protest of stakeholders refusing to sign the memorandum of understanding that is asking for President Barrow to step down after three years.
The UDP’s initial position – seemingly – was for President Barrow to serve for five years following its leader’s astonishing comments that he will sue anyone who asks President Barrow to step down after three years.
The spokesperson of the party Almami Taal told The Fatu Network in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that the party is yet to make its position known.
Mr Taal said: “There is no flip-flopping. It is a matter of public record that the party leader of the UDP Alhaji Ousainou Darboe at a meeting or discussion… The question is Mr Darboe said that he is going to take anybody who wants to enforce the term of the coalition agreement or memorandum to court.
“Mr Darboe everyone knows is a lawyer and he looks at problems from their constitutional point of view. And everybody’s also agreed that the constitution of The Gambia doesn’t talk about even parties. It talks about the person elected president should serve for five years. Having said that, this is not a UDP position. Yes it was said by the party leader. Up to now we are in discussion as to what should be our position.”
